styptic

== English == === Alternative forms === styptick (obsolete) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɪptɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪptɪk === Adjective === styptic (comparative more styptic, superlative most styptic) Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere. (medicine, by extension) That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically. Hypernym: hemostatic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === styptic (plural styptics) A substance used for styptic results. Coordinate term: coagulant